Thermal-bath cabinet



(No Model.)-

.0. s. JONES & K. McGREERY.

THERMAL BATH CABINET.

Patented Oct. 13, 1.89.6.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

CHARLES S. JONES AND KING MCOREERY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO. I

TH ERMAL-BATH CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,417, dated October13, 1896.

Application filed November 25, 1895. Serial No' 569,979. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES S. J ONES and KING MCOREERY, of Toledo,county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Thermal-Bath Cabinets; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

Ourinvention relates to a thermal-bath cabinet, and has forits object toconstruct a cabinet having a framework with a collapsible foldingarticulation and a rigid joint when projected to the desired height.

A further object is to provide a cabinet of this character in which theouter covering may be of a single piece of fabric and the collapsibilityof the frame and fabric be effected without damage to either.

The invention consists, broadly, in a vertically-extensiblecabinet-frame with an outer covering of suitable material.

The invention further consists in a collapsible frame having a pivotalconnection of the sections to allow of close assemblage of the mainupper and lower frame and a lockingjoint to hold the sections rigidlywhen extended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a complete cabinet asextended, the dotted lines of this figure showing the entire cabinetcollapsed for storage or portability. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view inelevation of the frame, showingin full lines the frame ex: tended and indotted lines the frame collapsed. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewshowing the formation of the hinge; and Fig. 4 is a front view indetail, showing the lock of the hingejoint when the sections are inparallelism.

The cabinet comprises a bottom frame 1 and a top frame 2 of likecontour, preferably oblong and composed of wire of a gage to insuresuflicient rigidity, and the two frames 1 and 2 are connected by aplurality of standards 3, each standard 3 comprising an upper section atand a lower section 5, composed of strands of wire properly twisted toassemble the stands in close relation. The upper section 4: and thelower section 5 are united to the upper and lower frames 1 and 2,respectively, preferably by twisting the ends, as at 6,to embrace thewires. In forming the hingejoint of the sections 4 and 5 the uppersection 4 is formed into a coil 7 of one or more convolutions, and,beingbent uponitself prior to the formation of the coil, forms a loop Sinsubstantial termination of the wires forming the upper section 4. Thelower section 5 of the standard is bent at the upper end in a circle, asat 9, and passing through the coil 7 and circle 0 is a pivot-pin 10,preferably headed upon washers 11, thereby forming a hinge-joint capableof being turned upon it self to assemble the two sections at and 5 insubstantial horizontal alineinent or to be extended vertically andlocked by reason of the loop 8 engaging with the body portion of thesection 5.

2 designates the covering for the frame, preferably of rubber orotherilnpervious fabric, and comprising the body portion to which theframes 1 and 2 are secured and the top portion 13, secured to the frame2, and having a shirring 1a to be gathered and secured around the neckof the person occupying the bath-cabinet.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the material comprising theframe is of aninexpensive character and with the construction of theparts is particularly inexpensive, while the provision of thearticulation of the sections 4; and 5 allows of collapsibility of theentire cabinet to a degree to occupy a minimum space or render itconvenient of portability.

lVhat we claim is A cabinet comprising an upper and a lower frame formedof wire, each bent into the desired contour, a plurality of standardsconnecting the same, each consisting of two sections, an upper sectionand a lower section pivotally arranged with reference to each other andto the frames, each section being composed of two strands of wiretwisted upon each other, one end of both strands being looped to embraceone of the frames to form a hinge, the opposite end of each sectionbeing looped to form a bearing for a pivot-pin,

by which means the two sections are assemour own we herebyaffix oursignatures in presbled in hinge relation, the strands of one seeence oftwo Witnesses.

tion of the standard being looped to form a bearing against the strandsof the opposite 5 section to engage therewith when the standard isextended in combination with the oov- Vitnesses: ering secured to theframes. W'ILLIAM XVEBsTER, In testimony that We claim the foregoing asCARL I-I. KELLER.

